BIS Exam II

An organization that hires cloud services ________. a. can accommodate an increase in traffic from only one city b. is allowed to change its computer hardware requirements only once in an hour c. can limit the response time of its Web pages d. is given access only to a single server

C

Juicebox Inc., a fruit juice processing company, has been facing irregular demand patterns for the last two years. These large fluctuations have created a bullwhip effect for the company. Which of the following steps will Juicebox Inc. most likely take to cope with this effect?

Carry larger inventories

What is a virtual private network?

It is a connection that uses the Internet to create secure point-to-point connections

________ is a person's belief that he or she can be successful at his or her job

Self-efficacy

________ are programs that run on a server-tier computer and manage traffic by sending and receiving Web pages to and from clients.

Web Servers

Which of the following refers to a network of organizations and facilities that transforms raw materials into products delivered to customers? a. supply chain b. distribution channel c. strategic business unit d. collaboration system

a

Inherent processes are ________. a. time-consuming business processes that involve substantial investment b. predesigned procedures for using software products c. the set of procedures that help companies implement business process reengineering d. business process reengineering techniques with low success rates

b

Which of the following factors has contributed to an increase in the popularity of cloud hosting? a. demand for services that can run without the support of the Internet b. development of virtualization technology that allows near-instantaneous creation of new virtual machines c. development of Web services that can be accessed without meeting the service-oriented architecture specifications d. increase in the cost of processors, data communication, and data storage

b

Which of the following statements is true of protocols supporting Web services? a. SOAP is a lower-level Internet protocol. b. XML is preferred for transmitting large volumes of data between servers and browsers. c. WSDL documents are read by developer tools to configure a programming environment. d. The metadata in JSON is well-suited for validating the format and completeness of the document

c

The distinguishing characteristic of a local area network (LAN) is that it ________.

connects computers at a single location

Which of the following statements is true of enterprise resource planning (ERP)? a. ERP is a suite of software applications that integrates existing systems by providing layers of software that connect applications together. b. The two major components of ERP systems are manufacturing applications and inventory applications. c. ERP is also referred to as enterprise application integration (EAI) due to its highly efficient integration properties. d. ERP systems are used to forecast sales and to create manufacturing plans and schedules to meet those forecasts.

d

Which of the following statements is true of service-oriented architecture (SOA)? a. Work is assigned to Web servers based on their geographical proximity to a user. b. SOA services are used only between the Web server and the users. c. The number of database servers and Web servers should be in a fixed ratio. d. JavaScript is written to invoke services defined by a server application

d

A(n) ________ is an information system (IS) that provides computer-based activity at a distance

remote action system